Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

"Lord Sir, this is Diaoyin. Luoshui turns from here and travels to the northwest. After another day's journey, you can reach Luoyang garrison."

In the evening, the team arrived at a shoal in a river valley, where the advance scouts had already selected a relatively flat and open campsite. When the soldiers began to set up camp, Li Dao pointed to the mountains not far ahead and said to Li Tai.

"That mountain range is called Diao Mountain. It is named because there are many flying eagles nesting in the cliffs. Those flying eagles are very ferocious and often attack people and animals passing by."

Li Dao pointed to the flying birds hovering in the sky and sighed: "Although flying eagles are ferocious, if they can be tamed, they will be of great use in hunting and marching. In the old years, I and my tribe got lost in the wilderness, and I almost died of thirst. Fortunately, the Eagle Eye accompanying the team found the source of water..."

Li Tai also looked up at the flying eagle with strong and powerful wings in the sky, his face full of fascination.

During the field hunting last year, he also saw the scene of a northern rural group letting falcons hunt. They were simply the most beautiful cubs in the field. When the raptors killed their prey, the visual impact was nothing to mention. .

He couldn't help but ask: "Do you still have flying eagles in your department now?"

"After the migration, there are not as many flying eagles as in previous years. It is difficult to catch flying eagles, and it is also very difficult to tame them. Ten of them cannot become one. Now there are only two left, and both are old. They are only raised by the eagle slaves and can no longer be released. ”

Li Dao sighed with some regret, his eyes became a little wistful, as if he was recalling his early years of playing carvings. He pointed to the nearby mountains and forests with ravines and said: "The Diaoyinhu tribes scattered in this area also trained carvings in the mountains. Experts. Some tribes are so rich that even the princes in Chang'an City may not be able to compare. In Xiazhou, a tame flying eagle can be exchanged for hundreds of cattle and horses, and dozens of soldiers. Once it appears in the city, it will definitely suffer. Go grab it!”

When Li Tai heard this, he was immediately moved. He had recently suffered from a disease and couldn't bear to hear that others were rich.

But at the same time, he was secretly wary. He pointed to the flying eagles hovering in the sky and said, "Yes, we have entered a situation where thieves and beards are rampant. Is it possible that those birds in the sky are hiding the ears and eyes of the nearby beards?"

He also didn't know much about the border situation, so it was inevitable that he would make a fuss.

After Li Dao heard this, he smiled and shook his head and said: "Birds are just birds. They can occasionally act as ears and eyes to hear movement, but it is difficult to rely on it completely. Most of the time, it is not as accurate as the human eye. The reason why some thieves are difficult to track down is because Being familiar with the terrain is also the basis of your ability to warn and evade quickly. But thieves can rely on it, and I can also use it. There are many examples of dividing the troops into panic and luring them into traps."

Li Tai was also happy to hear this. Yes, no matter how smart birds are, communication with people is a big problem. The information they can transmit is limited, and they don't have a strong ability to distinguish human disguises. Communication will inevitably lead to misunderstandings.

"The Buluoji people are scattered among the ravines, and their power is very fragmented. The land is barren and desolate. It is difficult to gather a large part of the population in one place, whether it is farming, animal husbandry or hunting. Even fathers, sons and brothers sometimes have to live separately. Not seen for years.

There is very little jurisdiction among the various ministries. Only when encountering major disasters and dangers will there be a powerful person with authority to call on the ministries and gather people. Most of the time, these miscellaneous tribes did not dare to harass the officers and soldiers of the adult tribe, but the crime of raiding the countryside was inevitable. "

Although Li Dao also had a Ji Hu background, he did not comment on the other Bu Luo Ji Zhong in a polite tone and did not treat them as the same kind.

The landforms of northern Shaanxi are mostly strips of high plateaus and narrow ravines. The farther away from the Guanzhong Plain, the more obvious these landform features become.

Medieval society was limited by the development of productive forces, and Jihu itself was not a representative of advanced productive forces. The utilization and transformation of environmental resources were extremely limited. The living environment determined the organizational form of its production and life.

Hearing what Li Dao said, Li Tai also had a more intuitive understanding of Jihu's living conditions.

So soon, he had another idea: "Since the thieves in these areas cannot gather in large numbers, the small tribes must have limited military strength. If they can attack nearby and collect cattle and horses, there is no need to Let’s go to Xi’an for a trip.”

As soon as he said these words, Li Dao and several others beside him were stunned. After a moment, they all showed eagerness to give it a try. They were obviously moved by this proposal.

This trip to Xi'an Prefecture, needless to say the length of the journey, the key point is how Chang Shan will treat them, it is really unpredictable. Even if Li Tai is eloquent and can resolve his grudges with Chang Shan, the time is still a little too tight.

After all, horses are made of flesh and blood. If the war horses brought back do not get enough rest and feeding, they will inevitably become emaciated and sluggish, and their mission of water management will not be considered successful.

But if enough horses can be collected from the Sakon Jihu tribes, in addition to completing their own tasks, the military merits obtained will also be extremely considerable.

Li Tai didn't mention his preparations to his subordinates. He had already planned to grab it if they couldn't reach an agreement. Both the left and the right are going to cause trouble. How can robbing friendly forces be better than robbing enemies?

Li Yantou, Zhu Meng and others who led the team came up, nodded and said: "Forcing into a strange situation where the forces are out of reach is not what a wise man does. It is better to solve the matter within the scope of our ability. At the turn of autumn and winter This is a time when thieves are irritable. Killing their forces will make the people within the territory much safer!"

Li Taiben has been suffering from pink eye for a long time and cannot tolerate others being more generous than himself. When I heard Li Dao talk about the wealthy Hu family in this situation, I felt a little unable to hold back.

Last year, Shuhui went out to attack Jihu, and he was very rich after the year before and after. He harvested a lot of people, horses, and supplies. After returning, he also gave himself dozens of Jihu tribesmen, which are still being digested this year.

At that time, Li Tai was already very greedy and already regarded Jihu as a target. I didn’t have the conditions and opportunities before, but now that I’m here, I’m really unwilling not to give it a try.

Among the subordinates, Li Dao has been active in the surrounding area for a long time and has the deepest understanding of the situation in this area.

Seeing that everyone was very interested in this, he thought about it seriously, and then said: "This plan is indeed feasible, but which one to capture still needs to be discussed. Diaoyinhu lives scattered in Shanyin and Riveryang. Although he is the richest, The defense is also the most stringent. Their tribes often build forts, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Because they don’t travel often, they are often subject to restrictions. They are relatively friendly and difficult to obtain..."

Jihu tribes have different origins and distribution areas, and their situations are also different. Diaoyinhu is a rare craftsman among Jihu, and he is deeply dependent on the geographical location. Although he is good at training eagles, his own wings have been tamed, and he has become settled in his hometown and refuses to leave this rare settlement.

Since we can't just move around and live all over the world, we naturally have to manage the settlement seriously. Therefore, Diaoyinhu are also keen on building fortresses to defend their homes. Because they have settled down for a long time and their goals have become clear, they naturally need to curb their aggressiveness and establish good relations with surrounding forces.

Therefore, in addition to Yuanzhou, Xiazhou and other Jihu forces that successively relied on Yuwentai, Diaoyinhu was also a rare Hu tribe among the Jihu who had a good relationship with the Western Wei Dynasty.

Li Tai didn't care much whether Diaoyin Hu had a good relationship with the Western Wei Dynasty, and it wasn't that he was on good terms with him. But when he heard that the walls of Diaoyin Huwu were solid and reliable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, he also secretly hesitated in his heart.

When he attacked Lei's Manor on the east bank of Luoshui River, his men were injured and wounded several people, which made him very heartbroken. At present, his foundation is still weak. These more than 500 people are his most trusted force, and he is really unwilling to waste them.

Although there are a lot of weapons, equipment and supplies carried on this trip, they are not equipped to attack a fortified city. Even if a dock wall can be attacked, the damage will inevitably be huge.

Moreover, Jihu has been able to wreak havoc for so long, so he must not be a fool. It is a bit rash to challenge high difficulty when you get started. It is better to accumulate experience by playing in the field.

After thinking for a while, he asked Li Dao: "Besides Diaoyin Hu, does Sakon have any other suitable targets?"

"Heishui Hu on the east bank of Luoshui River live near the river and take advantage of the danger to avoid guests. They often collude with the east thieves. Since the reign of the Qing Dynasty, whenever there are thieves who are indiscriminate and disorderly, their tribes often get involved. The most recent incident was It was Liu Ping of Dongxia Prefecture who subdued the rebellion..."

Li Dao had a good understanding of the situation and quickly selected a suitable target.

Blackwater, also known as Kulichuan, is a tributary on the west bank of the Yellow River. Kuli is also known as "coolie" and is the lower-class slave tribe in Jihu. The lower the status, the stronger the fighting spirit. Therefore, Heishuihu was one of the main forces in Jihu's rebellion in the north.

In the Jihu rebellions in the fourth and seventh years of Datong, Heishui Hu were all involved. Jihu in this situation was also one of the Jihu tribes that the Eastern Wei Dynasty focused on recruiting and inciting.

In the sixth year of Datong, Rouran and the Western Wei Dynasty were at odds with each other, and most of them invaded south, passing through the Hetao area and directly attacking Xiazhou. This shocked the Western Wei court so much that Emperor Yuan Baoju had no choice but to kill Rouran and depose Queen Yifu to appease Rouran's anger.

Although Rouran was dismissed, the Western Wei Dynasty's lack of troops and empty defense in the northern border was also exposed to the barbarians in the northern border. Therefore, Liu Pingfu, the leader of Jihu, took up residence in Shangjun and rebelled. This rebellion was also instigated and supported by the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

The Eastern Wei Dynasty planned to use the power of Jihu and Liu Pingfu to establish a stronghold west of the Yellow River, and even build a Black Otter Happy City.

The Western Wei Dynasty was also very nervous about this. It was led by the two Zhuguo after Yu Jin, Hou Mo and Chen Chong. His generals also included Doulu Ning, Liang Chun, Lu Tong, She Dichang, and Yifeng, the governor of Xiazhou at the time. Wait until the rebellion is put down.

Such a lineup is second only to the several fights between the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties in Heluo, which shows that the Western Wei government attaches great importance to this. However, the result was only to put down the rebellion and not to annihilate it in depth. There were still a large number of Jihu rebels who crossed the Yellow River and fled into the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In recent years, they have moved back one after another.

Li Dao chose Heishuihu as his target. On the one hand, Heishuihu was cunning and untamed, and his military exploits were more impressive. On the other hand, Heishuihu had been severely attacked by the army in the seventh year of Datong, and his organization was more loose. They don't have many members, so of course they have to pick the weak ones to be able to do it well.

Sorry, sorry, overslept. . . Staying up late is not good, friends, go to bed early and get up early, and live a happy life. . .